- September 8, 2020
- Purple Pwny Studios
- 16h median play time
Idle Monster Frontier
Platforms
About
"Idle Monster Frontier" is a challenging idle RPG where you collect and combine monsters from different tribes to conquer the frontier and save the world from endless darkness. With over 150 monsters to collect, you can merge them to double their power, unlock monster fusion, and skill them up to six slots depending on their rarity. Building a team of powerful heroes and strategically skilling them is key to prevailing in monster battles.






- The game features a fun concept with a unique team-building mechanic that allows for creativity in monster combinations.
- The pixel art style is charming, and the game offers a decent amount of content for a free-to-play title.
- Players can progress without spending money, as all monsters can be acquired through gameplay, making it accessible for free players.
- Progression is extremely slow, often requiring significant grinding and making it feel tedious over time.
- The game is riddled with paywalls, making it difficult to enjoy without spending real money on upgrades and boosts.
- It is misleadingly labeled as an idle game, as it requires constant player interaction to maintain progress, contradicting the idle genre's core appeal.
- grinding19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive and tedious, often leading to a decline in enjoyment after the initial excitement wears off. Many reviews highlight that progress becomes heavily reliant on repetitive grinding for resources, with some suggesting that the game feels artificially designed to encourage spending. While some players appreciate the strategic elements and team-building aspects, the overwhelming consensus is that the grind can detract significantly from the overall experience.
“Once the novelty wore off, it's just too grindy to make any progress.”
“Boring, even at the start of the game it already feels draggy and requires grinding like hell.”
“This game looks really cute and the sprites are nice, but after around a day of playing, it suddenly became really tedious and felt like I couldn't make any progress without paying or using gems.”